As US attention drifts, India and Japan move closer

Indo-Japan ties can be most important: Japanese FM

Indo-Japan ties can be most important: Japanese FM

Beyond the “Tap Water” narrative of Global Times: How India and Japan are reshaping Asia’s future, triggering unease in China

The relationship between India and Japan is no longer confined to diplomacy alone. It is expanding rapidly across multiple sectors, including investment, technology, clean energy, and the future economy.

Japanese PM Takaichi Lands in India — Northeast Emerges as Strategic Pivot

Japanese PM Takaichi visits India, highlighting northeast as a strategic hub. Talks with PM Modi focus on Act East Policy, connectivity, and Indo-Pacific regional security.

Japan wants 60 million tourists, but China isn’t sending them

Japan has found a new export industry and it doesn’t come off an assembly line. It arrives by plane, spends freely and is, increasingly, what Tokyo is banking its economic future on. Last year, 42.7 million foreign visitors arrived in the country, a record that shattered the previous year’s high by nearly 16 per cent. Now Tokyo wants to turn that surge into something more lasting: a permanent pillar of growth to rival, or even outlast, the industries that built modern Japan. To achieve that...

America’s new India doctrine: Never repeat the China mistake

India's demotion in America's grand strategy is the most significant shift in U.S. policy since Washington embraced New Delhi as a strategic partner at the turn of the century.

Traders on Lookout for Next Yen 'Red Line' | The Asia Trade 7/1/2026

Bloomberg: The Asia Trade brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Tokyo and Sydney with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts, getting insight and analysis from newsmakers and industry leaders on the biggest stories shaping global markets. (Source: Bloomberg)

A cosmopolitan corner of southern Japan

A cosmopolitan corner of southern Japan

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Asia is entering a defining phase of acceleration — where influence is moving fast across geopolitics, markets and technology. From shifting power dynamics and evolving growth pathways to rapid digital expansion, the region is shaping the forces that will define the global economy. Reuters NEXT Asia brings together leaders in Singapore — at the heart of this momentum — to interpret change, connect the signals and bring the forces shaping Asia’s trajectory into focus. Powered by Reuters’ award-winning global newsroom, Reuters NEXT Asia delivers trusted, independent intelligence, connecting these dynamics into one strategic picture and equipping leaders to understand where influence is building, how it is moving and what it means for what comes next. Follow our live coverage: https://reut.rs/4f1h18y Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/

Why Japan and South Korea’s Deepening Defense Ties Are Good News for the US

Two of America’s closest security partners in Asia, Japan and South Korea, have historically struggled to cooperate due to historical animosities. However, at the urging of the U.S., in recent years Tokyo and Seoul have increasingly collaborated with each other and trilaterally with Washington. Last month, that cooperation took another step forward. Japanese Defense Minister...

“Consolidation of efforts to enhance our ties with Indo-Pacific partners…”: Former Foreign Secry Shringla on PM Modi’s three-nation tour

I think it's a very important visit because it is a focus on our Indo-Pacific partners. We just had a very significant visit of the Prime Minister of Japan to India, and now this is followed by the PM's visit to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. These are very important partners in the Eastern Indo-Pacific, he said.

South Korea eyes 'second wave' of investment in India, focusing on shipbuilding, defence

By Ayushi AgarwalNew Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): South Korea is looking to deepen its economic and strategic engagement with India, with a fresh push for investments in shipbuilding, defence manufacturing and industrial collaboration, Ambassador Lee Seong-ho said on Monday, underlining New Delhi's growing importance in Seoul's diversification strategy amid shifting global dynamics.In an interview with A

Asia Seeks Flexibility Amid US-China Rivalry

Asian governments, investors and business leaders are increasingly positioning themselves as active participants in a rapidly changing global order, seeking to strengthen resilience and pursue pragmatic partnerships rather than choosing sides between the United States and China. That message emerged repeatedly during discussions at the Reuters NEXT Asia event in Singapore, where policymakers and investment [] The post Asia Seeks Flexibility Amid US-China Rivalry appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

US futures rise and Asian shares trade mixed as oil prices decline with increased output

Asian shares are mixed while U.S. futures are rising following a long weekend on Wall Street.

Asian titles dominate Prime Video’s first weekly global Top 10 charts

Indian, Japanese and South Korean titles featured prominently in Prime Video’s first weekly global Top 10 rankings, released as part of the streaming platform’s new initiative to publish its most-watched original films and series worldwide. The inaugural charts, covering viewership from June 8 to 14, showed India leading the Non-English Prime Original Series rankings with [] The post Asian titles dominate Prime Video’s first weekly global Top 10 charts appeared first on Interaksyon.

[Between Islands] The Queen of Swag and a new rhythm for Philippines-Japan relations

Japan and the Philippines are now connected in ways that go far beyond formal diplomacy

Vijay Prashad: Two Ways for East Asia

Contradiction has struck East Asia: the countries most deeply integrated into China’s vibrant economic system are also drawn into military preparations to confront it. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The Okinawan artist Kinjo Minoru is haunted by the tragedyRead more

India and Japan Strengthen Strategic Partnership in 2026

India and Japan enhance their strategic partnership as Prime Minister Takaichi visits New Delhi, focusing on cooperation in technology and trade.

iQIYI International Releases First Half of 2026 Global Trending Content: Chinese Dramas and Micro Dramas Power Dual-Engine Global Growth

iQIYI International Releases First Half of 2026 Global Trending Content: Chinese Dramas and Micro Dramas Power Dual-Engine Global Growth

India, Japan deepen strategic ties with AI, energy and economic security pacts

India, Japan deepen strategic ties with AI, energy and economic security pacts

Global financial firms pivot to South Korea, cautious on China and India, survey shows

Global financial firms pivot to South Korea, cautious on China and India, survey shows

India, Japan Unveil 16-Point Roadmap on Economic Security, AI, Energy Resilience at Annual Summit

India and Japan on Thursday elevated their Special Strategic and Global Partnership with a 16-point roadmap unveiled at the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit, setting an ambitious agenda spanning economic security, artificial intelligence (AI), energy resilience, critical technologies, mobility, clean energy and people-to-people exchanges.

China expands export restrictions on Japan, targeting drone, nuclear, and defense institutes

Japan has been working to reduce reliance on China. The post China expands export restrictions on Japan, targeting drone, nuclear, and defense institutes appeared first on BOL News.

Japanese Investors Do Not Fund Korean Success: They Fund Japan Readiness

Japanese startups have looked to Korea for ideas, while Korean startups increasingly see Japan as their next growth market. On paper, the opportunity appears stronger than ever, supported by new government programs, startup centers, investment summits, and growing business activity between the two countries. Yet one assumption continues to create unnecessary friction. Success in Korea [] The post Japanese Investors Do Not Fund Korean Success: They Fund Japan Readiness first appeared on KoreaTechDesk | Korean Startup and Technology News.

INTERVIEW - Ankara summit marked ‘first practical steps’ toward deeper South Korea-NATO partnership: President Lee

'Security is no longer confined by geography. The Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific are increasingly connected by common security challenges,' says South Korean president

Lee calls for ‘even closer’ Seoul-Tokyo ties in talks with Japanese lawmakers

President Lee Jae Myung said Friday that he hoped South Korea and Japan would become even closer neighbors during a meeting with Ryota Takeda, chair of the Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' Union, at Cheong Wa Dae. Lee met Takeda, a former internal affairs and communications minister who was appointed the union's new chair in March, succeeding former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, along with other members of the delegation. Korea and Japan are often described as 'close, yet distant neigh

चीनको कालोसूचीमा थप २० जापानी फर्म

बेइजिङ। चीनले सोमबार २० जापानी संस्थालाई कालोसूची (ब्ल्याकलिस्ट) मा थप गरेको छ। यसमा प्रमुख कम्पनीहरू समावेश छन्। वाणिज्य मन्त्रालयले दोहोरो उपयोग सामग्रीको निर्यात रोक्न यो कदम चालेको हो। यो कदमले बेइजिङ र टोकियोबीच महिनौँदेखि चलेको विवादलाई थप उग्र बनाएको छ। “राष्ट्रिय सुरक्षा र हितको रक्षा गर्न तथा अप्रसारजस्ता अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय दायित्व पूरा गर्नका लागि जापानको सैन्य []